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Title supplied; inked on verso: "The commanding officers quarters at old Ft. Bridger as they appear today. Fort Bridger was established in 1843 ay Jim Bridger trapper, mountaineer, and frontiersman. This was the first relief station to be built on the trail (Oregon) where the immigrants might be able to have a damaged wagon repaired or work that they could not do on the trail In 1853 the Mormons attempted to take Bridger and no doubt kill him but the wiley [sic] mountaineer absented himself upon the information and they were masters of the situation. However in 1857 the U.S. converted it into a fort. Photo Oct 29th, 1931 by Emil Kopac, Oshkosh, Neb."; R7110071282

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